The Endocrine System Vocabulary

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  1. 3. (formerly known as “adult onset” diabetes or “non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus” [NIDDM]) is the more common form. It has a gradual onset in adults older than age 30, and occurs more often in people over the age of 55. In this form, some pancreatic function remains, permitting control of symptoms by dietary management. In some cases, an oral hypoglycemic
  2. 4. (formerly known as “juvenile onset” diabetes or “insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus” [IDDM]) has an early, abrupt onset, usually occurring before 30 years of age. In this type, the pancreas secretes little or no insulin. This condition can be difficult to control.
  3. 7. Chemical messengers that move through the blood or through cells that carry signals; examples include melatonin, epinephrine, dopamine, and insulin.
  4. 8. (GDM), or type 3 diabetes, is a condition of damaged ability to process carbohydrate that has its onset during pregnancy
  5. 9. Abnormally large growth of body tissue due to an excess of growth hormone during childhood.
  6. 10. A hormone that extensively affects metabolism and many other body systems; it is secreted when the blood glucose level rises.
  7. 11. The abnormal underdevelopment of the body that occurs during childhood commonly because of hyposecretion of growth hormone; it may be caused by many other conditions, including kidney disease and metabolic disorders.
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  1. 1. Abnormal growth of the bones of the face, hands, feet, and soft tissue that occurs after puberty; it is caused by hypersecretion of human growth hormone (hGH).
  2. 2. is a chronic disorder of carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism caused by inadequate production of insulin by the pancreas, or faulty utilization of insulin by the cells
  3. 5. A condition of primary hyperthyroidism; it is characterized by a diffuse goiter and exophthalmos (a bulging of the eyes anteriorly out of the eye orbits).
  4. 6. is a chronic and progressive disease that is caused by excessive production and secretion of pituitary hormones (particularly human growth hormone [hGH]). Excessive hGH produces one of two distinct conditions: gigantism or acromegaly . This depends upon the time of life at which the dysfunction begins.
  5. 7. is a condition caused by a deficiency or absence of any of the pituitary hormones, especially those produced by the anterior pituitary lobe. Hypopituitarism produces growth retardation in children. Dwarfism is the abnormal underdevelopment of the body that occurs in children. Hypo-secretion of growth hormone results in growth retardation.